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siccative, a. and n.|ˈsɪkətɪv|
[ad. late L. siccātīv-us, f. siccāre to dry: see -ative.]
A. adj. Having the property of absorbing moisture; drying.
1547Boorde Brev. Health §377 If the wounde be depe, vse siccatiue playsters. 1615G. Sandys Trav. (1637) 134 So did they with the juyce of cedars; which by the extreame bitternesse, and siccative facultie,..subdued the cause of interior corruption. 1839Ure Dict. Arts 896 Such oils are said to be drying or siccative. 1847A. Smeaton Builder's Man. 143 It may be rendered siccative at pleasure, by adding a little vitriol of zinc. 1869Eng. Mech. 19 Mar. 575/1 Lead is siccative with reference to..linseed oil.
B. n. A substance that dries up moisture, esp. as used in oil-painting; a dryer.
1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 639 To which add some powerful siccative, or dryer, as red lead. 1882Gosse Gray v. 98 The successive criticisms of a swarm of Dryas⁓dusts, each depositing his drop of siccative. |